Name: Great American Thaw
Released: 2009-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kate Humble, Patrick Aryee

TV Show · Documentary · Educational

Yellowstone is home to North America’s most iconic wildlife, and every year these animals must survive the Thaw—one of the harshest seasonal changes on Earth. Learn how animals cope with this range, and witness the impact on individual families of wolves, grizzly bears, beavers, and great gray owls.

2009 · 1h 0m

Starring Kate Humble, Patrick Aryee

Director Peter Firth

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Surviving winter can be tough for the wildlife of Yellowstone, and will this year’s weather favor predator or prey? Will the grizzlies that emerge early survive, and why are the wolves and Great Gray Owls in danger of starvation? Plus find out how Yellowstone’s unique geology affects the mighty bison.

44m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Spring in Yellowstone brings new life and a break from the brutal temperatures of winter, but the dangers aren’t over. The wildlife families now face a torrent of water cascading down the mountains as the Great Thaw gets underway, and the beavers are in particular danger.

48m